Lothian in Anne Arundel County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Benjamin Welch Owens, CSA

(1836-1917)

Photographed by Stephen Starke, July 7, 2020

1. Benjamin Welch Owens, CSA Marker

Inscription. On June 19, 1863, during the War Between the States (1861-65), Private Owens of the 1st Maryland Artillery, Confederate States of America, performed heroically at the Battle of Stephenson's Depot. Owens, born and raised in West River, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, single-handedly held off the Union forces, continually firing his cannon after his compatriots had been wounded. General Robert E. Lee would call this battle "The Thermopylae of the War". For this action Owens was posthumously awarded the Confederate Medal of Honor. Benjamin Welch Owens represented all the Maryland boys who fought for "a war of ideas, political conceptions, and loyalty to ancient ideals of English freedom."

Erected June 19, 1999.

Erected 1999.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1999.

Location. 38° 49.236′ N, 76° 39.818′ W. Marker has been reported damaged. Marker is in Lothian, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County. It is on Mt. Zion Marlboro Road (Maryland Route 408) 0.1 miles west of Ed Prout Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lothian MD 20711, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Pvt. Benjamin Welch Owens (a few steps from this

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marker); Portland Manor (approx. 2 miles away); Bitter End (approx. 2.6 miles away); Billingsley (approx. 3.4 miles away); Mount Calvert: A Confluence of Three Cultures (approx. 3.4 miles away); Uncovering Human Settlement Along the Patuxent River (approx. 3.6 miles away); Mount Calvert Historical and Archaeological Park (approx. 3.6 miles away); a different marker also named Billingsley's Point (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lothian.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Billingsley's Point (was approx. 3.7 miles away but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it).

Additional commentary.
1. Vandalism
Like many others this monument was vandalized on 7/2/20 and the statue removed by the members of the Methodist Church and safely stored. Note To Editor only visible by Contributor and editor

— Submitted July 9, 2020, by Stephen Starke of Pasadena, Maryland.

Photographed by F. Robby, August 31, 2009

2. Benjamin Welch Owens, CSA Marker

Vandalized Benjamin Welch Owens, CSA Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Stephen Starke, July 9, 2020

3. Vandalized Benjamin Welch Owens, CSA Marker

Photographed by F. Robby, August 31, 2009

4. Benjamin Welch Owens, CSA Marker

To the right of this marker is another Owens marker of the Civil Wars Trail variety. Behind them both is the Mt. Calvary Southern Methodist Church.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 4, 2009, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 5,845 times since then and 112 times this year. Last updated on July 9, 2020, by Stephen Starke of Pasadena, Maryland. Photos: 1. submitted on July 9, 2020, by Stephen Starke of Pasadena, Maryland. 2. submitted on September 4, 2009, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. 3. submitted on July 9, 2020, by Stephen Starke of Pasadena, Maryland. 4. submitted on September 4, 2009, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.